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I would tend to focus on developing the students ability to speak at this age. It's important to make the lessons enjoyable and achievable. I would disagree that a strong focus on reading/writing is necessary or advisable at these ages (although it may be suitable for an advanced class). Get them en...

Has anyone tried doing a practical cooking lesson with 5 year olds? I thought perhaps something simple like making a pizza might be a good place to start?

Hi there, I think if you do a search for a site called "learn to read" you might find a number of materials that could be of use. It's a free site with downloadable books.... I'm not sure who set it up but I used it when teaching with good success. Another website that might have some useful resourc...

The best thing would be to prepare a wide range of materials. Don't rely on having just a few activities or games - have plenty of activities that can be amended to suit class various class dynamics and the changing moods of the students. Have materials that can be easily adapted on-the-fly. It's im...

Hi there, I've been searching through some of the links on Dave's site for useful Elementary based materials. Managed to find a some useful ones - but I also wanted to mention another site that doesn't appear on the rather long list (I have emailed Dave to ask if it can be included in his links as I...

Hi there, I've been searching through some of the links on Dave's site for useful Elementary based materials. Managed to find a some useful ones - but I also wanted to mention another site that doesn't appear on the rather long list (I have emailed Dave to ask if it can be included in his links as I...